Construction Project Manager

Job Description:

Project Manager

POSITION PURPOSE

The Project Manager position is responsible for providing leadership on assigned projects in order to maintain positive customer relationships; front-line involvement with estimating and providing direct supervision to subcontractors in order to achieve a successful, safe project that is completed on time and within budget.

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership & Management

• Provide overall leadership to the project team from subcontractor procurement through close-out to ensure a safe, profitable & timely completed project, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Manage project budget and track all costs to provide monthly financial forecasts.

• Conduct onsite subcontractor and owner progress/coordination meetings.
• Work with Sales and Design team to ensure project scope and budget align with customer expectations.
• Maintain communication with customer throughout project from kick-off through close-out.
• Communicate with Design team and Subcontractors to proactively solve constructability issues.
• Coordinate monthly billings with Accounting department, including any necessary substantiation.

Planning & Scheduling

• Create and plan the schedule for each project and update progress throughout project.
• Coordinate subcontractors and manage progress according to project schedule to meet necessary milestones & deadlines.
• Coordinate with Design team and advise on project constructability.

• Understand & manage changes to the project plan while maintaining promised completion date.
• Provide projections and manage changes due to weather, emergencies or other delays.
• Provide projections of materials and equipment deliveries.
• Provide reports on timeline, progress & adjustments to project team and customer.

Oversight & Safety

• Ensure quality construction exceeds company standards and proper industry techniques and processes are utilized, while ensuring the client’s needs and wants are efficiently met.
• Work with design team to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with the contract requirements and design intent.
• Maintain and manage onsite safety plan to ensure all work meets safety guidelines and OSHA standards.
• Order, manage and oversee delivery of materials and equipment.
• Work with subcontractors to plan, organize and direct daily site construction activities.

Contracts & Permits

• Provide overall contract administration throughout close-out of assigned projects.
• Write subcontractor scopes of work and bidding documents.
• Procure subcontractor and equipment pricing.

• Write and award subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors & suppliers
• Obtain local building permits as required for assigned projects
• Ensure all legal requirements, building and safety codes, safety inspections, city guidelines, and local and state regulations are met.

Collaboration & Communication

• Provide assistance in the estimating process to the Design/ Estimating team to help ensure accuracy.
• Proactively communicate between the customer and the project team to ensure that everyone is properly informed of necessary information.
• Maintain excellent direct communication with the project team to proactively manage potential site issues.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites.
• The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
• This position may be performed in outside weather conditions.